The Houston Astros announced today that they reached an agreement to trade P Jayden Murray to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league 1B Cameron Sisneros.
Murray, 29, posted a 7.43 ERA (11ER/13.1IP) in eight appearances with the Astros this season, along with a 1.17 ERA (2ER/15.1IP) in 14 games with Triple A Sugar Land. He made his Major League debut with the Astros in 2025 and has pitched in 17 games (one start) for the club over the last two seasons, posting a 4.68 ERA (13ER/25IP) in his Major League career.
The Astros selected Murray in the 23rd round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft from Utah Tech University. He was designated for assignment on June 16.
Sisneros, 25, has split the 2026 season with Double A Knoxville and High A South Bend, batting a combined .265 (44×166) with eight doubles, six home runs, 37 RBI and an .840 OPS (.419 OBP/.422 SLG). He has appeared in 145 games through parts of three seasons in the Cubs system (2024-26), batting .266 (130×489) with 23 doubles, 16 home runs, 95 RBI and an .816 OPS (.401 OBP/.415 SLG). Defensively at the minor league level, Cisneros has made 103 appearances at first base, while also making seven appearances in left field. The Cubs selected Sisneros in the 14th round of the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft from East Tennessee State University.
